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Pimax Dream Air SE
SE is 2560×2560 / 105° H / $1,199.
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In short
SE is 2560×2560 / 105° H / $1,199. Keep <140 g versus around 140 g, and pages RTX 2080 versus store-table 2070. Do not copy Dream Air’s 3840×3552 / $2,299 here.
Who it is for
- Buyers comparing SE’s 2560×2560 / $1,199 row to Dream Air’s 3840×3552 / $2,299 slug.
Who should skip it
- Shoppers of full Dream Air (3840×3552). Different H1.
- Enterprise buyers. business.pimax.com/headsets/dream-air-se is a different listing.
- People who need one official mass sentence. Store <140 g vs pages around 140 g.
- Standalone / no-PC buyers. DP 1.4a PCVR.
Key differentiators
- 2560 × 2560 per eye Micro-OLED; HFOV 105° ConcaveView (store).
- Headset <140 g on the store bullet; pages also write under / around 140 g.
- SLAM and Lighthouse editions of the same product name. $1,199.
Caveats
- Mass wording: store “<140 grams (headset)” vs pages “under 140g” and “around 140 grams.” Flag; do not invent 135 g.
- GPU floor: pages marketing RTX 2080 min vs store minimum column that includes RTX 2070. Pages also say “the Dream Air works” on the SE URL — leftover name, not a second SKU.
- Refresh: store bullets omit Hz. Shipping blog: 72 Hz native / 90 Hz upscaled. Do not copy Dream Air’s 72/90 Complete row as if it were this table.
- No IPD millimeter window on the cited SE pages. Do not copy Dream Air 58–72 mm.
- No hands-on testing.
VR-category specs
Same rows on every headset hub (Vision Pro, Quest, Galaxy XR, PICO, PS VR2). FOV, weight, and battery cells quote the manufacturer footnote — they are not lab measurements.
| Attribute | Value | Source / note |
|---|---|---|
| Display type | Micro-OLED (store + pages). Blog: true blacks, pixels can turn off. Not Dream Air’s 3840×3552 Sony row copied as a pixel count | pimax.com/products/pimax-dream-air-se; pages/dream-air-se |
| Display resolution | 2560 × 2560 per eye (store). Pages: 5120 × 2560 combined — same count. Blog: 2.5K per eye / 5120 × 2560 total. 90 Hz path upscales from 1920×1920 (blog) | store Dream Air SE; pages/dream-air-se; shipping blog |
| Refresh rate (OEM) | Not on the store bullet list. Shipping blog: 72 Hz native and 90 Hz with upscaled rendering. Pages GPU blurb does not reprint Hz | store.pimax.com/blogs/blogs/pimax-dream-air-se-shipping-now |
| Field of view (OEM claim) | HFOV 105 with ConcaveView optics (store). Pages: “Wide FOV” without a second degree. Do not copy Dream Air’s 110° vs 102° fight here | pimax.com/products/pimax-dream-air-se |
| Optics / lenses | ConcaveView / concave-element pancake (store + pages + blog). Blog: iterated twice; concave element internal | Cited Dream Air SE pages |
| Chip / processor | No headset SoC (PC VR). Pages: min RTX 2080 / rec RTX. | pages/dream-air-se; store PDP PC table |
| RAM / unified memory | Not a headset RAM SKU. Store PC table: 16 GB min / rec; 32 GB top-tier | store Dream Air SE PC requirements |
| On-device storage | None (PC VR). Store PC table: 5 GB free (min/rec) / 10 GB top-tier | store Dream Air SE PC requirements |
| Operating system | Pimax Play + Steam / OpenXR / OpenVR. Store: Windows 10/11 x64 | pages/dream-air-se; store PDP |
| Tracking | Two editions: Lighthouse outside-in (SteamVR 1.0/2.0; 1–2 stations required, not included) vs SLAM inside-out (four cameras). Same product name; quote the box | store Dream Air SE edition table |
| Controllers | SLAM edition: two 6DoF included. Lighthouse edition: not included. FAQ lists Index / Pimax Sword / Vive 2018 / FlipVR / GripVR / UDCAP as Lighthouse-compatible — those are not in-box | store Dream Air SE edition table + FAQ |
| Other input | Tobii eye tracking (pages + blog; ten IR lights per eye on the blog). Hand tracking and passthrough: SLAM edition only | pages/dream-air-se; shipping blog; store edition table |
| PC / console tether | Required. Split DisplayPort cable (store). DP 1.4a + USB 3.0. Laptop needs direct GPU MiniDP or USB-C plus a DP 1.4a adapter (store) | store Dream Air SE |
| IPD | Not published | Cited Dream Air SE pages |
| Weight | Not published | store PDP; pages/dream-air-se |
| Passthrough / see-through | SLAM edition: supported (store table). Lighthouse edition: not supported | store Dream Air SE edition table |
| Eye tracking | Yes. Pages: 120 Hz DFR. Blog: Tobii, ten IR lights per eye, included. Store: DFR-ready eye-tracking | pages/dream-air-se; shipping blog; store PDP |
| Battery — headset (OEM) | Tethered visor — no headset-hour row | Cited SE pages |
| Battery style | PC / wall tethered | Product class |
| Charging (OEM) | Headset powered from the DP / USB tether | Cited SE pages |
| Audio | Integrated spatial audio and mic (pages). Blog: same speakers as Dream Air. Removable audio stems (blog modularity) | pages/dream-air-se; shipping blog |
| Wireless | Not a wireless headset on the cited SE pages | Cited SE pages |
| Glasses / prescription | Store FAQ: standard insert supports myopia −1.0D to −6.0D only — not astigmatism or hyperopia. Pages comfort copy does not add a glasses-spacer checkbox | store Dream Air SE FAQ |
| Platform / account lock | Pimax Play + Steam / OpenXR / OpenVR. Not Meta Quest Store | pages/dream-air-se |
| Age / intended use (OEM) | Not stated as a numeric age on the cited SE pages (accessed 2026-09-19) | Cited SE pages |
| US list price (dated) | $1,199.00 USD (store PDP, 2026-09-19). Not Dream Air’s $2,299 | pimax.com/products/pimax-dream-air-se |
| Price band | Compact Micro-OLED PCVR / $1,199 class | store Dream Air SE |
| Announced / introduced | Shipping-now blog on store.pimax.com (SE as the priced-lighter Dream Air chassis). Exact US announce day not on the three cited URLs this pass | Dream Air SE shipping blog |
| Availability | Live store SKU this pass ($1,199). SLAM and Lighthouse are two boxes. Enterprise is a different business URL | store Dream Air SE |
Pimax Dream Air SE extras
Unique to this line or SKU. Other headsets keep the first table aligned and swap this extras list.
| Attribute | Value | Source / note |
|---|---|---|
| Mass wording | Store <140 g vs pages under 140 g / around 140 g. Same class; keep the hedges | store PDP; pages/dream-air-se |
| GPU floor split | Pages RTX 2080 min vs store table including RTX 2070 | pages/dream-air-se; store PC table |
| SLAM vs Lighthouse | Same product name, two boxes. Controllers / hands / passthrough are SLAM-only | store edition table |
| vs Dream Air | Dream Air hub is 3840×3552 / 110° vs 102° / <170 vs <200 g / $2,299 vs $1,999. Different H1 | Dream Air hub |
Overview
SE stays a hub so Dream Air’s 3840×3552 / $2,299 table is not copied onto the $1,199 chassis. Full Dream Air: /vr/pimax-dream-air/. Same-era Micro-OLED Super: /vr/pimax-crystal-super-micro-oled/.
| Source | Mass | GPU floor |
|---|---|---|
| Store PDP | <140 g headset | Table min includes RTX 2070 |
| pages/dream-air-se | under 140g / around 140 grams | Marketing RTX 2080 min |
Sources
- Pimax store — Dream Air SE ($1,199, 2560×2560, HFOV 105, <140 g) — accessed 2026-09-19
- Pimax — Dream Air SE page (5120×2560, under/around 140 g, RTX 2080 sentence) — accessed 2026-09-19
- Pimax blog — Dream Air SE shipping (72 Hz native / 90 Hz upscale) — accessed 2026-09-19
Frequently asked questions
Is this Dream Air?
No. Dream Air is 3840×3552 and a different slug. This H1 is SE at 2560×2560 / $1,199.
Under 140 g or around 140 g?
The store bullet is <140 grams. The marketing page also writes under 140g and around 140 grams. We keep the hedges.
Does it include controllers?
SLAM edition yes (two 6DoF). Lighthouse edition no.
Official product page: Pimax Dream Air SE. Specs: Pimax Dream Air SE specs.